Shots fired at vehicle carrying US official in Guatemala

Baku. 23 July. REPORT.AZ/ Shots were fired at a vehicle carrying a U.S. embassy official in southern Guatemala on Sunday evening but there were no injuries, Report informs citing the RIA Novosti, a spokesman for the Central American country's national police said.

The incident occurred yesterday at the municipality of San Vicente-Pacaya.According to the publication, first secretary of the US Embassy in the country, Lawrence Paul Ostrovsky.

A spokesman for the embassy confirmed the incident and said U.S. officials were working with police to investigate.

"It seems the incident did not have a political motivation, nor was it directed at the embassy," he said.

Shots were fired by a group of residents, who were pursuing those responsible for a crime in the southern city of San Vicente Pacaya, as the vehicle was passing through the area, police said.

Police said they helped the diplomat return home after the incident.